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Legal minds fight over DOGE
Nation & World, News
LAUREN JESSOP The Center Square 
Mar 10, 2025
WASHINGTON – Since launching in January, the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, has sparked both support and outrage...
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Actually, tax cuts will mean a huge deficit
Opinion, Сolumns
DAVID MASTIO The Kansas City Star 
Mar 07, 2025
WASHINGTON (TNS) — In Donald Trump’s speech, personalities loomed large. Whether it was George Washington’s second best presidency or Elon Musk’s bril...
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Secure Rural Schools program not yet renewed
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Mar 07, 2025
The clock is ticking on legislation that gives a financial boost to rural schools with federal land in their districts. In December, the U.S. House fa...
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Vital SNAP benefits face several threats
Local News, News, PA State News
CHRISTINA LENGYEL The Center Square 
Mar 06, 2025
HARRISBURG — Over 2 million Pennsylvanians receive funds from the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. Monthly, this brings abo...
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Treasurer talks long-term fiscal outlook
News, PA State News
CHRISTINA LENGYEL The Center Square 
Mar 06, 2025
HARRISBURG - State Treasurer Stacy Garrity enjoyed bipartisan praise for several of the initiatives her office has undertaken during the department's ...
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Thompson on Trump: ‘Promises made, promises kept’
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Jim Eckstrom jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
Mar 05, 2025
U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson believes President Donald Trump is following through on campaign promises to rein in government spending and bureaucracy — an...
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Pragmatic Democrats seek to rebuild in Pa.
Opinion, Сolumns
JOHN HINSHAW RealClearPennsylvania 
Mar 05, 2025
It’s safe to say that most Pennsylvania Democrats are chastened by their loss of the White House, the U.S. Senate seat held by Bob Casey and three row...
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About those Medicaid ‘cuts’
Opinion, Сolumns
Mar 04, 2025
Democrats believe they’ve found a potent issue in GOP Medicaid reform. They are hammering at Republican lawmakers, accusing them of not aggressively o...
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House talks Aging on a shoestring
Local News, News, PA State News
CHRISTINA LENGYEL The Center Square 
Feb 28, 2025
HARRISBURG — The Department of Aging has received flat funding for the past six years. Before the House Appropriations Committee, Secretary Jason Kavu...
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Lack of training at FEMA
Opinion, Сolumns
Feb 27, 2025
Victims of natural disasters deserve the best help possible, so it’s important for the Federal Emergency Management Agency to monitor the companies it...
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Birthright citizenship ban debated in Congress
Nation & World, News
THERESE BOUDREAUX The Center Square 
Feb 27, 2025
WASHINGTON — The legality of President Donald Trump’s ban on automatic birthright citizenship hinges on a single phrase in the 14th amendment, and law...
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Reform Pa. cyber charter funding
Opinion, Сolumns
Feb 26, 2025
A recent report from Auditor General Tim DeFoor, a Republican, has found that Pennsylvania's cyber charter schools, deploying an archaic tuition model...
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Auditor General calls for cyber charter funding reform
Local News, News, PA State News
CHRISTINA LENGYEL The Center Square 
Feb 26, 2025
HARRISBURG — A new analysis of cyber charter school funding offers a familiar recommendation: consider recalculating how the state pays to keep them o...
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